Senator Allard's press
release on the Defense
Authorization Bill amendment to require the following fro the Army before
proceding with the expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Area:
Fort Carson's current and future training requirements
· Whether the Army can complete the expansion with willing sellers
· Whether alternatives were considered that do not require the expansion
of Pinon Canyon
· The economic impact on local communities
· The environmental impact of the expansion
· The estimated costs of the expansion
· Whether the options for compensating local communities for the loss of
property tax revenues were considered
· Whether options for the expansion can be carried out with transactions
such as land exchanges, leases, or the purchase of easements with willing sellers.
- S.AMDT.4296
Amendment SA 4296 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Allard. (consideration:
CR S5995-6004;
text: CR S5996)
To prohibit the acquisition by the Secretary of the Army of real property
to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site until the Secretary submits a report
analyzing such expansion and provides to the congressional defense committees
the extent to which the expansion could be carried out through transactions
with willing sellers of the privately held land.
From the bill itself:
(Sec. 2828) Prohibits
the Secretary of the Army from carrying out any acquisition of real property
to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site at Fort Carson, Colorado, until 30
days after such Secretary submits to the defense and appropriations committees
an analysis of any potential expansion of the military training range there.
Requires such Secretary to report to such committees an assessment of the training
ranges operated to support major Army units.